The family of the 95-year-old Suffield woman killed by a pitbull in late 2019 will receive a $2 million payment to settle its wrongful death lawsuit against the dog’s owner, former state legislator and animal rights advocate Annie Hornish.
The state has made a final decision in the case of the dog that attacked and killed a 95-year-old woman in Suffield last year, affirming an order to euthanize the animal.
That final decision was issued Monday by Bruce Sherman, director of the state Bureau of Regulatory Services. It affirms a proposed decision made by Department of Agriculture hearing officer Carole Briggs in October.
âUpon careful consideration of the entire record, I have determined that the Town of Suffield has proved, by a preponderance of the evidence in the record, that the statutory elements for issuance of a disposal order have been satisfied,â Sherman wrote.